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Renfe Class 452 high-capacity train during testing near Mataró

28.08.2026

Renfe high-capacity trains to join Málaga C-1 in 2028

DART train at Greystones in County Wicklow

28.08.2026

DART services to Wicklow planned hourly from 2029

Platform 3 and railway tracks at Kilmarnock station

28.08.2026

Kilmarnock track upgrades suspend ScotRail services

Platform 3 and railway tracks at Kilmarnock station

28.08.2026

Kilmarnock track upgrades suspend ScotRail services

Kilmarnock track upgrades will suspend ScotRail services between Glasgow Central and Kilmarnock, Dumfries and Carlisle, along with services between Kilmarnock and Ayr and Stranraer, while Network Rail carries out £13.
Central line trains at Epping Underground Station

28.08.2026

Central Line Cable Theft Disrupts Epping–Loughton

Central line cable theft near Theydon Bois disrupted London Underground services between Epping and Loughton, affecting thousands of passengers after trackside equipment was damaged overnight.
Greater Anglia Class 755 train at Ipswich

28.08.2026

Norfolk and Suffolk Rail Disruption Set for Autumn

Rail disruption for track replacements will affect passengers travelling through Norfolk and Suffolk on weekends during September and October, as Network Rail carries out track renewals and maintenance work.
HS1 and adjacent railway lines near Cheriton terminal in Kent

27.08.2026

Eurostar HS1 Appeal Targets a Rule, Not Virgin

UK: The Eurostar HS1 appeal dated Aug. 14 does not expressly ask the regulator to revoke the Aug.
A ScotRail Inter7City train in service at Dalwhinnie

20.08.2026

ScotRail’s First July Without Peak Fares Had a Games in It

UK: ScotRail recorded 8,423,512 passenger journeys in July, 897,359 more than in the same month last year — an 11. 9% rise during the Commonwealth Games and the first July since peak fares were permanently abolished.
St Pancras International station in London

20.08.2026

Reopened in Minutes; the Tube Doors Did Not

UK: Police carried out a controlled explosion on an unattended car outside London St Pancras on Aug. 18.
Duddeston Junction Viaduct under construction beside the live railway in Birmingham

20.08.2026

Half of HS2’s Longest Curzon Viaduct Won’t Be Slid at All

UK: HS2 has launched the first 170 metres of the Duddeston Junction Viaduct over two freight tracks in Birmingham, beginning a multi-stage operation that will eventually cross six working railway lines.
Recovery crews and rail cranes at the Lewes derailment site

20.08.2026

Lewes Derailment: the Track Fault Was Already on CCTV

UK: A track geometry irregularity was visible in rear-facing CCTV from a train that passed the site at about 14:04 on Aug.
DB Cargo UK Class 66 locomotive hauling a freight train

19.08.2026

Why Deutsche Bahn Is Selling DB Cargo UK Now

UK: Deutsche Bahn has launched the DB Cargo UK sale, putting one of Britain's largest rail freight operators on the market despite sharply improved financial results.
Derailed Southern train carriages near Lewes in East Sussex

19.08.2026

Two 125-Tonne Cranes Needed After Lewes Derailment

UK: Two 125-tonne cranes will recover three derailed Southern carriages as the Lewes–Haywards Heath railway in East Sussex remains closed until at least Aug.
Track replacement work near Waterloo East station, London

18.08.2026

What the London Charing Cross Closure Delivered

UK: Southeastern services returned to London Charing Cross and Waterloo East on Aug. 17 after a 22-day closure that delivered £20 million in track, platform and bridge upgrades.
Conceptual rendering of a Virgin Trains high-speed service at London St Pancras

18.08.2026

Virgin Clears Another Hurdle in Eurostar Challenge

UK: Virgin Trains has secured pre-approval for up to 20 daily return services on High Speed 1, advancing its plan to challenge Eurostar's long-standing monopoly on Channel Tunnel passenger services from October 2030.